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Poll: Black History Movies

A poll by rubyfruit76
February is Black History Month and the movies below chart several Black experiences over the past few hundred years. All of the films are either based on true stories or are documentaries. Which movie do you think illustrates a piece of Black history most powerfully?

Celebrate and contemplate here.

Note: Movies are in alphabetical order.

Results of 477 votes:

  1. 1.

    12 Years a Slave (2013)

     
  2. 2.

    BlacKkKlansman (2018)

     
  3. 3.

    Malcolm X (1992)

     
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